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I'd say the main difference for me is that I have no problem whatsoever understanding movies in my native language. I love watching movies and it is quite frust
by borroka 6y ago
I'd say the main difference for me is that I have no problem whatsoever understanding movies in my native language. I love watching movies and it is quite frustrating for me not being able to get the dialogue as clearly as I get it in my native language.
- fiblye 6y agoI think it’s just the way American movies are produced. 80s and 90s movies are no problem for me. Starting around the 2000s I can’t pick up half of what they say. I have American friends who use subtitles for the same reason. I have no trouble listening to dialogue in movies in my second language, so I think comprehension isn’t the problem.
- yesenadam 6y agoI never have problem hearing what is said, but I continually have to turn music down! It's almost normal to have a scene with quiet talking, then scene with really loud music, then quiet talking. So I guess for people who don't adjust the volume throughout, either the music is way too loud or the dialogue is often inaudible. I don't get why music in movies is so often so relatively loud. Not sure if it's just US movies or not. But mostly I watch movies/series with subtitles, in other languages than English - as a side benefit, don't even have to turn it up when planes go over!
- oblio 6y agoYou are not alone. I have a friend who has the same issue with French. I don't. I'm not sure what the root cause is, maybe our brains are wired differently. Amd he's invested a ton more time in learning it.